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. 1983 Dec 1;158(6):2171-6.
doi: 10.1084/jem.158.6.2171.

B cell activation by cytomegalovirus

L M Hutt-Fletcher, N Balachandran, M H Elkins

B cell activation by cytomegalovirus

L M Hutt-Fletcher et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

Human cytomegalovirus is shown to be a nonspecific polyclonal B cell activator. The B cell response is independent of virus replication and requires little, if any, T cell help.

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